Portfolios have suffered losses as the real appreciated and benchmark indexes declined o 11/03/2022 Giuliano De Marchi — Foto: Silvia Zamboni/Valor Brazilians embraced international diversification and allocated part of their assets to strategies unrelated with the country in recent years. Now they face a trial by fire. With the appreciation of the real and benchmark […]
In reaction to fuel hike, senators also approved change in Petrobras pricing policy 11/03/2022 Rodrigo Pacheco — Foto: Claudio Belli/Valor The Brazilian Senate Thursday passed by 56 votes to 8 the final text of the draft supplementary bill 11, 2020, which changes the sales tax ICMS receipts in the states. The Senate, therefore, concluded the […]
Increases announced Thursday for gasoline (18.7%), diesel (24.9%) and gas (16%) is expected to raise Brazil’s official index by 1.52% 03/11/2022 Petrobras raised fuel prices as oil escalates — Foto: Divulgação/Petrobras The adjustment announced Thursday by Petrobras in the prices of gasoline, diesel and gas (LPG) did not surprise the market, but came higher and […]
Possible government interference is seen as “acceptable” amid volatility caused by war in Ukraine 10/03/2022 The strong rise in oil prices in the international market in recent days as a consequence of the Russia-Ukraine war has put pressure back on the pricing policy of Petrobras. As a result, the discussion about how government interference drives […]
World’s largest exporter of orange juice vows to have 100% of its supply chain sustainable 10/03/2022 Mario Bavaresco — Foto: Divulgação Citrosuco, the world’s largest exporter of orange juice, has just defined its commitments in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) fields by 2030. The Matão-based company controlled by the Fischer and Votorantim groups confirmed […]
The weight of fertilizers in production costs continues to rise and already accounts for 35% to 40% of a crop 10/03/2022 Although negotiations have been slow in the Brazilian fertilizer market since the Russian invasion in Ukraine and many uncertainties are still on the radar, one thing is for sure: the price increase has made […]
Power generation company sees better landscape after reducing losses thanks to improvement in reservoir levels 03/09/2022 AES Brasil, a subsidiary of U.S.-based AES Corp., managed to reduce losses in the fourth quarter of 2021 thanks to a substantial improvement in reservoir levels due to a more favorable rainfall regime. Now the power generation company sees […]
Bondholders say that “in practice” the discount on the debt is 96.8%. 03/09/2022 On the eve of the general meeting of creditors, scheduled for Thursday, Samarco’s bondholders reacted against the new version of the judicial recovery plan, indicating that the result may be a bit further from what the mining company expected. In a document […]
For Bradesco, the country is experiencing a supply shock and monetary policy has low effectiveness to control prices 09/03/2022 Fernando Honorato Barbosa — Foto: Leo Pinheiro/Valor The banks Bradesco and BNP Paribas raised their projections for inflation in 2022 due to the global price shock. Bradesco revised its forecast to 6% from 5.4% due to […]
Funding totaled R$46.5bn last year, and several initiatives are now testing investor’s appetite for illiquid classes 09/03/2022 Patrick Cannel, Caio Costa, Guillaume Sagez, with Fors Capital — Foto: Silvia Zamboni/Valor The cycle of high-interest rates in Brazil has not been enough to stop private-equity companies. Last year was a busy one, especially in the venture […]